From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
   > Episode 31 - Loved and chased! Luna's worst day   
      
   Okay, it took me awhile to get caught up again, simply because I did not   
   feel up to stomaching this episode. ^^;;   
      
   >   
   > The preview before the episode is funny -- Usagi lists examples of   
   > creatures that "even" fall in love, including earthworms, bugs, and   
   > Rei-chan. Then she says that in the name of the Humane Society she'll   
   > punish you. It's disappointing that they cut the before-episode   
   > previews on the commercial releases of the seasons; often they're   
   > quite funny.   
      
   They have them for the ADV release, actually.  But they're placed right   
   before the episode they're previewing, after the theme song has already   
   played.   
      
   >   
   > This is another funny episode. The tuxedo kamen theme playing when the   
   > cat throws the bone, Usagi's "revenge" on Luna (when Luna wants to   
   > wait outside), the speech in the alley, Zoisite in the sewer ("this   
   > must be my greatest trial!"), etc. It was directed by Ikuhara.   
      
   Okay, like I said earlier, I was *not* looking forward to this episode.   
     All I could remember was that it involved a cat...and that was about   
   it.  In all actuality though, I really enjoyed it!  It was more more   
   amusing than I would have imagined, and I really enjoyed the Tuxedo   
   Kamen references when Rhett Butler (I'll go with ADV's translation since   
   that's what I'm watching) rescues Luna.   
      
   >   
   > The monster in this episode doesn't do anything!   
      
   He's too overcome with his love of Luna to do any harm. ^_-   
      
   >   
   > And of course, the famous scene where Makoto sees Ami's panties when   
   > she falls over is in this episode...   
      
   That expression...first the suprise, and then the closer examination.   
   Priceless.   
      
   Personally, I was quite interested in Ami's blush when she told Makoto   
   and Usagi that Rei was going to be going on a date after Makoto asks   
   where Rei is.  Reading too much into it, one might think that a   
   sweatdrop would be more appropriate than blushing, if one assumes the   
   reason for her discomfort is wondering how Usagi will react to the   
   reason for Rei's absence.  However, the blush could perhaps indicate   
   something else, perhaps a desire for a date herself, or a general   
   embarrassment with the idea itself, exacerbated by the need to explain   
   it to Makoto.   
      
   Yes, I have fun reading too much into things.  It's one of my joys in   
   life.  Which is probably why I'm an Utena fan.   
      
   Go Ikuhara episode!   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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